High-value products sit in the cart longer than cheap ones for one simple reason: paying the whole price in one go feels like a big ask. A deposit changes that calculation without discounting anything.
Here’s where it pays off fastest: it lowers the barrier to purchase on expensive items, secures a real commitment before you order stock or book time, smooths out cash flow with money coming in earlier, and gives customers control over how they pay instead of an all-or-nothing checkout.
None of this needs a separate app or a second checkout. Deposits run through the same cart and checkout your store already has.